“The world cup in cross-country”
“”It will be a mockery of the us ‘”
“in 18 different countries before in the JVM, just a podium finish in the world cup, and the tough criticism – this is how gentlemen resolve Swedish skidkrisen”
“A Swedish sludge with a single podium finish in the world cup and a regrowth where 18 different nations are positioned before the best Swedish player in the ongoing U20 and U23 world CHAMPIONSHIPS.”
“There are many people who blows the whistle on american herrskidåkning right now but if you listen to the they should have the explanations, it sounds different. “
” I don’t know what that has taken to him. He must be mediakåt, ” says Jens Burman on one of the last critical votes.”
“It was an eloquent picture of the status of the Swedish skiing when the national team met the media the day before the world cup events in Ulricehamn. The Swedish women’s team bubbled over with, laughed and told me that their biggest horror for the events is to Ebba Andersson’s supposed to be inspired by the crowd and take out the already warming. The Swedish men’s team seemed, however, afraid of everything. “
“Daniel Rickardsson ”hoping to get a chance to do himself justice”, and Viktor Thorn, ”I hope it’ll work decently” at the same time as the optimist Jens Burman sträcktre so far as to believe ”that it should act fairly”. Most positive, however, was former athlete Tiio s ÷ derhielm, who was relieved to avoid having to go penalty on the shooting range in all cases. “
“But then the English gentlemen not very much to rejoice over, either. “
“the Best Swedish player after Japan, Spain and Andorra”
“so Far this season, they have taken a podium finish in the world cup, Calle Halfvarssons third place in the premiere Rukka, and when we look to the re-growth is the results are not more uplifting. During the ongoing U20 and U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS in Lahti, Sweden has, at best, in fifth place, and at the same time as seniorsporten concerned that it is only Norwegian and Russian skaters in the top juniors from 18 different nations have been ahead of the best Swedish player in any of the races in Lahti. Including a japanese, a spaniard and a skidjunior from Andorra.”
“The weakness of the Swedish results on the men’s side has also led to the alarming articles not only in Sweden but also in Norway. Torbjörn Nordvall, former editor-in-chief of the Swedish national team, wrote in a chronicle in the Norwegian Nettavisen that the Swedish gentlemen are simply practicing for a bit before Dagbladet columnist Esten O. Sæther rode out to the Swedish defence and said that the problem is with the lack of Swedish width. Sæther, pointing at the 26 best in the Scandinavian cup last winter was the norwegians.”
“The Swedish skidkrisen has become so great that even the norwegians are trying to solve it. But are they on to something?”
“When Sportbladet speaks with those who, admittedly, is the closest to the problem have the Swedish riders a completely different view of the problem than the chroniclers. Not least, Torbjörn Nordvalls text stirred up emotions in the team.”
” I don’t know what that has taken to him, he must be mediakåt who writes it there for people to read his blog or whatever it is. It is such a silly assertion that we train for a bit. It becomes a mockery of us. He thinks that we are not doing our best? This is our job, ” says Jens Burman and continues:”
“– You can’t just say that the one who trains the most will be the best either. Then we can come with our träningsdagböcker and toss them to the jury so that they can draw up the list of results after who trained the most and the least. But it is not that simple. There are a lot, a lot that plays into why it is good and bad. “
“the Key: Plant in Stockholm”
“Both the Burman and the veteran’s Daniel Rickardsson points just like Esten O. Sæther on the weakness of the Swedish the width as an explanation for the setback.”
“– the Image I have right now is not that we are training for bad, but… How many people are betting anyway? In Sweden, skiing is very big on motionsnivå but at the youth level and the elite level is very small. On the women’s side, we have very good regrowth at the moment but go back ten years where it looked kind of like for gentlemen now. Then it was Charlotte (Cold) and before Charlotte there were not so many other. It goes in generations, right now it is a little tough for herråkningen, says Rickardsson.”
“How will american skiing then solve the problem? This is actually both the athletes and förbundschefen Johan Sares agreed. The problem is that it is a solution that is outside their own hands.”
“– We need to produce snow and provide the facilities so that it is possible to wager where people live. In Stockholm for example, there are konstsnöställen but just a few months of the year. I think that is the key, ” says Daniel Rickardsson.”
“– Oslo, with one million inhabitants has the Holmenkollen in town, what if there had been something similar in Stockholm. Then can you imagine how many skiers there were. There are many in Sweden who want to go skiing but can’t. It is what it is all about. The width, ” says Jens Burman.”
“An example of that interest is in the whole of Sweden is also the world cup events in Ulricehamn. Ski federation chose the resort two years ago, after having studied each of the riders who signed up to the Race lived, and found that 16 000 of the 65 000 notified came from the region around Ulricehamn. Now think the federation at up to 50 000 spectators at the weekend.”
“The vast majority of the Race came at the same time from Stockholm and Johan Sares says that the association is now working to try to get municipalities and clubs in the metropolitan areas, to dare to invest in proper skiing resorts. Now live also the hope in the capital, seriously thanks to the possible OLYMPIC bid for 2016.”
“But Sares also believe that a change of culture within the skiing will open even more doors, in particular for private investors.”
“– If you look at our alpine sister in the ski association, so there is a tradition where to buy ski passes and thus you create a commercialization. It is very fresh in the längdskidåkningen where everything tends to be free, but it starts to come. It is important that you dare to charge for skiing and it can provide optimism to many that dare to invest, ” says Sares.”
“”are Written overly negative about us””
“But the Swedish skidälskarna need to wait until 2026 for a potential ski resort in Stockholm and then at least another ten years on to the new stockholmstalangerna shall take for themselves in the world cup? No, maybe not in the near future so gloomy. Perhaps is not even present so gloomy.”
“Jens Burman says that the entire discussion on a Swedish skidkris on the men’s side is excessive and, ironically, basically a result of the women’s success. “
” I think that what is written about us is overly negative. Just to let the girls take medals expect people to men should do it. If anyone is near a medal, it is not good because then the girls have already won. It can be argued is unfair sometimes, but at the same time understand that people want to see podiums, ” says Burman.”
“perhaps Sweden’s most promising hope for the future on the men’s side right now, 22-year-old Viktor Thorn, agree with you.”
“– It is clear that our performance had not been nedpratade at it this way, if the ladies had not gone as they have done so far in the year. I was eight and eleven last weekend and it was a breakthrough for me and my best investments in the world cup but when the ladies leave with podiums, it is clear that it was a better weekend. I want more, and it will, but one may also see to it that it is on the men’s side right now are so crazy many people who is a high level. It has never been so difficult to settle into the top in the elite. Everything must match and it has not done so far, ” says Thorn.”
“How do you get everything right?”
“– to believe in yourself even though many doubt it. I believe in myself and know that I can take a podium finish already this season if I get to a perfect race. I have developed each year and progressed to where I stand today. But Johan Olsson broke through when he was 28, and some is passed through to that Kläbo when they are 20. It is so different, everyone develops differently, and if two years, maybe Sweden is that Norway is today. A nation that wins all the time. “
“Förbundschefen Johan Sares is also quiet.”
“– We have such a strong tradition in Sweden, and a so great knowledge that we will always be able to be with and threaten if the noblest of medals. Even though we have only taken a podium finish in the world cup this year, so we will come back there. I’m entirely convinced.”